The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
FATAL COLLISION.
wreck and Fatal Injury Upon the
Airline Road.
THREE KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED.

A fatal railroad collision occurred up on the
Airline railroad yesterday morning between
passenger train No. 81, north bound and a
freight train. The scene of the wreck was
about three miles south of Greers station,
South Carolina.
Cause of the Collision.
The train, scheduled as the first section of
NO 5l, left Atlanta crowded to its utmost car
rylng capacity ON time. at o'clock last even
ing, with Engineer Wall and Conductor Mar
shall III charge. A second section left Atlanta
heaYlly loaded at $3.50, running only to Green
vile, where it arrived at 20 a. IN.
Engineer WALL of the unfortunate train, is
a well known and rather noted engineer, and
MS death at the post of duty will be widely re-
GREETED. His home was in Charlotte, n. G.
owing to the large number of passengers,
making many stops necessary, the train lost
time Tor the entire distance to Greenville, ar
irving there over four hours late. At this
point the second section was laid out, and No
oil received orders giving it the right of way,
ana lett the station at sos, four hours and
twenty-five minutes behind schedule time.
Inc train was assured q clear track, orders
having been telegraphed to the south bound
freight TO sidetrack at Greer's station until
number 81 arrived 1t looks as if these orders
We're disregarded by Conductor Harris and
Engineer Revel of the freight, thereby caus-
ing the wreck and loss of life
Where it Occurred.
The two trains came together in the fatal
crash IN cut, at the end of a long curve, three
and one-half miles south OF Greers station, at
$3.50 a. IN. Both trains were running at accel-
Grated speed, gained by reason of the down
grade to the cut in which they met, and there
was no warning to the engineers of either train
until few seconds before they struck, giving
no time for escape, and the escape of the engi-
neer OF the freight train as far as known,
without injury must be regarded as miracu-
lous.
The wreck took fire from the engines, but
beyond the destruction of box car no damage
resulted from the flames. Several cars of both
trains were badly wrecked and were piled up
IN q chaotic mass, the express, mail and bag
gage car being literally torn to pieces. The
debris filled both sides of the cut, making it
somewhat difficult TO assist the injured from
the wreck.
The casualties, so far as reported up to twelve
o'clock last night, were three killed, three Sc
riously hurt, and number of others, whose
names are given below, received slight in
juries; six train men and one tramp among
the latter list. The passengers who were in
jured were all riding in the baggage and ex-
press cars, no one in the coaches being injured
The following is complete list of the killed
and injured SO far as can be learned.
The Killed.
BOB WALL. engineer passenger train.
LOUIS WEBSTER, fireman freight train.
MRS. HAMP MCDOWELL of Asheyille, N. G.
Seriously Injured.
j. r. ERWIN, express messenger, one leg
broken and foot mashed
EDWARD HARNETT fireman passenger train,
arm torn and mangled, also badly scalded recovery
doubtful.
PHILLIP BLACK, (colored), freight brakeman,
conclusion OF brain.
Slightly Injured.
CHALAIN CHASE, spartanburg, S. c., ugly cash
in leg
WILLIE ERWIN, brother of express messenger,
buised.
MISS MARY MCDOWELL, Asheville, N. c., ankle
badly injured.
MISS b. +. QUINN, Washington, D. G.
MISSES MARY and MAMIE ERWIN, Asheville, N.
c., bruised.
JAMES KILDAN, mail agent Greenvine, S. c.,
bruised .
W. R. WILSON, mail agent, Atlanta, painfully
bruised.
S. NJ. DYKEMAN. mail eat Atlanta, painfully
bruised.
a colored brakeman two other colored men, and
a tramp names not known.